Acanthops falcataria

Acanthops falcataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Acanthopidae
Genus: Acanthops
Species: A. falcataria
Binomial name
Acanthops falcataria
M. Beier, 1934
Synonyms
  • Acanthops angulata (Lichtenstein, 1802)
  • Acanthops contorta (Gerstaecker, 1889)
  • Acanthops erosa (Serville, 1839)
  • Acanthops fuscifolia (Olivier, 1792)
  • Acanthops mortuifolia (Serville, 1839)
  • Acanthops sinuata (Stoll, 1813)

Acanthops falcataria, common name South American Dead Leaf Mantis, is a species of praying mantis placed historically in the family Acanthopidae and is one of many mantis from various genera that resembles a dead leaf.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Tree of Life Web Project. 2005
  2. ^ [2] Texas A&M University
  3. ^ [3] Bugs in Cyberspace
  4. ^ Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annnual Checklist